Patna
General information
LocationPatna, East Ayrshire, Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°21′58″N 4°29′58″W / 55.3662°N 4.4994°W / 55.3662; -4.4994
Grid referenceNS4168610877
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
7 August 1856opened
1897resited
6 April 1964Station closed

Patna railway station was a railway station serving Patna, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway, worked and later owned by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

Ayr and Dalmellington Railway
Newton-on-Ayr
Newton Junction
Hawkhill Junction
Ayr
Alloway Junction
Ailsa Hospital
Maybole Junction
Maybole (Dalrymple) Junction
Burnton Viaduct
Hollybush
Holehouse Junction
Holehouse Junction
Patna
Waterside
Waste Tip
Dalmellington

History

The station opened in 1897, having moved around 150 metres south from the original station site that had opened on 7 August 1856.[1] The second station's site was closed by the British Railways Board in 1964.[1][2]

The station had a single platform, a signal box near the road overbridge, a few sidings and a goods shed. The platform has been demolished and a private dwelling is now located at the site of the old station building.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt, p. 182
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 334. OCLC 931112387.

Sources

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Holehouse Junction
Line open, station closed
  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Dalmellington Branch
  Waterside
Line open, station closed
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